United Parcel Service

American international package delivery company
Organization business Q155026
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$88.66B
▼ 2.6% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$5.57B
▼ 3.6% YoY FY2025
Assets
$73.09B
▲ 4.3% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$6.56
▼ 2.8% YoY FY2025
$0.00$27.59B$55.19B$82.78B$110.37B FY2007: $49.69B · NI $382.00M (0.8% margin)FY2008: $51.49B · NI $3.00B (5.8% margin)FY2009: $45.30B · NI $1.97B (4.3% margin)FY2010: $49.55B · NI $3.34B (6.7% margin)FY2011: $53.10B · NI $3.80B (7.2% margin)FY2012: $54.13B · NI $807.00M (1.5% margin)FY2013: $55.44B · NI $4.37B (7.9% margin)FY2014: $58.23B · NI $3.03B (5.2% margin)FY2015: $58.36B · NI $4.84B (8.3% margin)FY2016: $61.61B · NI $3.42B (5.6% margin)FY2017: $66.58B · NI $4.91B (7.4% margin)FY2018: $71.86B · NI $4.79B (6.7% margin)FY2019: $74.09B · NI $4.44B (6.0% margin)FY2020: $84.63B · NI $1.34B (1.6% margin)FY2021: $97.29B · NI $12.89B (13.2% margin)FY2022: $100.34B · NI $11.55B (11.5% margin)FY2023: $90.96B · NI $6.71B (7.4% margin)FY2024: $91.07B · NI $5.78B (6.3% margin)FY2025: $88.66B · NI $5.57B (6.3% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0001628280-26-008432

United Parcel Service

Summary

United Parcel Service is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month, #113 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Parcel Service was a member of Q18018884[3].
  • United Parcel Service is in the country of United States[4].
  • United Parcel Service is in the country of US[5].
  • United Parcel Service's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • United Parcel Service's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • United Parcel Service's founder is recorded as James E. Casey[8].
  • United Parcel Service is owned by The Vanguard Group[9].
  • United Parcel Service is owned by BlackRock[10].
  • United Parcel Service's headquarters location is recorded as Sandy Springs[11].
  • United Parcel Service's headquarters location is recorded as Neuss[12].
  • United Parcel Service's chief executive officer is recorded as Carol Tomé[13].
  • United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as The UPS Store[14].
  • United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as UPS Capital[15].
  • United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as UPS Airlines[16].
  • United Parcel Service is part of Dow Jones Transportation Average[17].
  • United Parcel Service is part of S&P 100[18].
  • United Parcel Service is part of S&P 500[19].
  • United Parcel Service's Commons category is recorded as United Parcel Service[20].
  • United Parcel Service's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[21].
  • United Parcel Service's industry is recorded as delivery[22].
  • United Parcel Service's industry is recorded as logistics[23].
  • United Parcel Service's chairperson is recorded as David Abney[24].
  • August 28, 1907 marks the founding of United Parcel Service[25].
  • 1953-01-22 marks the founding of United Parcel Service[26].
  • United Parcel Service's location of formation is recorded as Seattle[27].

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Founding

United Parcel Service's founder is recorded as James E. Casey[8]. Recorded inception include August 28, 1907[25] and 1953-01-22[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Seattle[27].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Transportation Average[17], a stock market index[28], in United States[29], founded in 1884[30]; S&P 100[18], a stock market index[31], in United States[32], founded in 1976[33]; and S&P 500[19], a stock market index[34], in United States[35].

Leadership

United Parcel Service's chief executive officer is recorded as Carol Tomé[13]. Its chairperson is recorded as David Abney[24].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Sandy Springs[11], a city in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 2005[38] and Neuss[12], an urban municipality in Germany[39], in Germany[40]. Subsidiaries include The UPS Store[14], a business[41], in United States[42], founded in 2003[43], headquartered in San Diego[44]; UPS Capital[15], a business[45], in United States[46], founded in 1998[47], headquartered in Atlanta[48]; and UPS Airlines[16], a cargo airline[49], in United States[50], founded in 1988[51], headquartered in Louisville[52].

Industry

Industries include delivery[22] and logistics[23].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group[9], a business[53], in United States[54], founded in 1975[55], headquartered in Malvern[56] and BlackRock[10], a company[57], in United States[58], founded in 1988[59], headquartered in New York City[60]. United Parcel Service's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[21].

Why It Matters

United Parcel Service ranks in the top 0.38% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month, #113 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

It is credited with the discovery of MaxiCode[63], founded in 1992[64].

FAQs

What did United Parcel Service discover?

United Parcel Service is credited as discoverer of MaxiCode[63].

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  2. [61] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country United States, US
    Owner of UPS Airlines, CACH, Worldport
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